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of near ten miles, forming fo unpleafant a 

 delineation. At leaft it will feem fuch to any 

 eye familiar with a mountainous country. 



The water-li?2e of the iiland appears to 

 more advantage. Among many fmaller in- 

 dentations of the coaft, the bays of Totland, 

 and Newtown are confiderable. Totland- 

 bay is formed by the weftern point of the 

 ifland, called the Needle-cliffs, on one fide ; 

 and on the other by that promontory, which 

 fhoots out oppofite to Hurft-caftle, ufually 

 called ScGJice-pohit. It is a rude, wild fcene ; 

 tho the cliffs themfelves are rather of the 

 tame fpecies ; without any of thofe large parts, 

 and projections, which give a rocky coaft it's 

 moft pidturefque form. Newtown-bay affords 

 an opening of a different kind. It is a 

 femi-circular fweep into a country highly 

 cultivated; which at a proper diftance, when 

 the feveral objed:s of cultivation are maffed 

 together, has a good effe<5t. 



As we approached the mouth of Beaulieu- 

 river, it's opening promifed little. The eaftern 

 fide forms a low, lineal, difagreeable fhore. 

 The weftern fide is ftill more difagreeable. 



It 



